Garment hanger construction and locking means therefor



A. SIMON ET AL GARMENT HANGER CONSTRUCTION AND LOCKING MEANS THEREFOR Filed Aug. 50, 1950 Nov. 20, 1951 FIG. I.

INVENTORS ALFRED SIMON BETTY HAGKMAN 0/. BYMQLMW AT TORNE Y5 Patented Nov. 20, 1951 OFFICE GARMENT HANGER CONSTRUCTION AND LOCKING MEANS THEREFOR Alfred Simon, Lynbrook, and Betty Hackman,

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application August 30, 1950, Serial No. 182,248

This invention relates to improvements in garment-hangers, more particularly to a combined garment hanger and necktie rack.

Its principal object is to provide a garment hanger having means to support and securely retainaplurality of neckties, belts, suspenders, etchthereon, in addition to supporting a coat or jacket; or to clampingly engage and securely support trousers thereon, in addition to supporting a coat or jacket.

Another vobject of the invention is to provide a wire garment-hanger provided with inexpensive locking means for clampingly engaging a plurality of articles thereon, the said garmenthanger being made from a single piece of wire, and the locking means being also made from a single length of wire.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hanger which is economical to manufacture, and which is composed of a minimum number of sections.

Further objects and advantages and features of the invention are disclosed in the following description and annexed drawing, which illustrates preferred embodiments thereof.

,In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal view of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the longitudinal locking or clamping means; and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal view ,of a second embodiment of the invention.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, the body of the hanger is made from a single length of wire bent to form the suspension hook H; the two inclined side arms l2 which are designed to fit the shoulders of a coat or jacket;

the two vertically depending side arms l3; and the longitudinal necktie supporting section, I 4. The said hook and side arms are of conventional construction, and configuration, the inventionvide a plurality of upwardly extending and spaced vertical projections l 1; thereby forming a, plu- Opposite corner or end bends' 9 Claims. (Cl. 223-91) rality of necktie or belt receiving units l8 therebetween. Fig. 1 shows one necktie N and one belt B supported by two of such units. The height and number of projections I1 is a matter of convenience, and will depend perforce on the number of articles to be supported by necktie section I4.

The locking member 15 for retaining the neckties on necktie section I4 is clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. It is made from a single length of wire andbent to form a pair of parallel and spaced longitudinal clampingbars or arms I!) and the opposed end retaining loops or rings 20. The terminals 2| of the said bars are bent and offset with respect to the remainder thereof, so as to render the locking member l5 transversely resilient and flexible, so that the said bars can be moved transversely awa from each other. The two free ends of the length of wire from which said locking member is formed can be connected,

to each other by welding, soldering, or in any other convenient manner.

Fig. 1 shows locking member IS in normal assembled position on the vertical side arms l3 of the hanger. This is accomplished by slipping the two free ends of the wire through the two retaining rings 2i! prior to the bending operations of forming the two inclined side arms [2 and the suspension hook II. Fig. 1 shows (in full lines) locking member I5 in its uppermost non-clamping position. The said locking member is held in such position as its end retaining rings 20 frictionally engage the vertical side arms [3 of the hanger. To clamp the neckties, belts, etc. suspended from necktie section I4, locking member 15 is slid downwardly on side arms [3 until it reaches its lowermost clamping position below the two projections l5a as shown in broken lines in Fig. 1. The said two projections act as stops to retain locking member IS in such lowermost position. Without such projections, the natural resiliency of the said locking member and the relative smoothness of the wire would cause the locking member to slip or jump upwardly.

Locking member [5 is slidable along vertical side arms I3 of the hanger from the uppermost non-clamping position (full 1ines-Fig. l) to the lowermost clamping position (dotted 1ines--Fig. 1). In moving from the former position to the latter position, projections ll of necktie section I4 pass between the bars or arms IQ of said locking member. The neckties and belts suspended from said necktie section are thus clamped intermediate the said bars or arms [9,

are the same as described in the first embodi sment.

Thehanger of the second embodiment is lik ewise made from a single length of wire bent to form a suspension hook 22;. the two inclined side arms 22a; the two vertical side arms depending from said Side arms 22a; and the lon-- gitudinal trouser supporting section 24. I

Similarly to the first embodiment, each side arm 23 is inwardly bent at a point adjacent each lower; end thereoflto provide two inwardlyexe' tending and aimed. projections 25,: which have precisely-the same function as the; corresponding projections: [5d of. the first embodiment;

The trouseri supporting section 24 comprises the transverse-bar or. arm 26, which is connected.

to, spaced from, and located wholly within. the vertical sid'e arms-23' of the hanger by the cor-' ne'r connecting members 21. Each'said member.

2 1- comprises a vertical arm 28, which is parallel to: and spaced from outer'vertical side arm 23; a lower outwardly extending curved portion 29 depending from s aid-iarm' 28andextendingbelow projection 25 f outer side arm 23; an upper curved portion 30 projecting upwardly and inwardly from said arm 28; and a short arm 3!, which extends from said upper curved portion 30 to theend of horizontal" arm 26. The said trouser-supporting arm 26' is thereby positioned below upper curved portions 30and intermediate arms 3|, the said arms acting as restraining members to prevent the'lateral -shiftingor move.

ment of the trousersa V The locking member 32 of these'cond' embodimentxis' identical tolocking'memb'er; l of the first embodiment, both in constructionand operation. Fig. 3 shows the said locking member assembled with the hanger of the second emb'odim'ent' The" uppermost non-clamping POST-1 tion of said locking member-is shown in full lines,

and-"the lowermost clampingposition isshown 111 broken lines; In the former position, the

said locking member is frictionally held abovetrouser support section 24. In the latter position,

the said locking member is located below said trouser support section and is retained in its clamping position by the" projections 25 in the vertical sidewalls 23' of the'hanger. In thelatter position, the legs of the trousers Tsupported of? inclined garment supporting: arms; avertical? side" arm' depending from each of said inclined arms, a longitudinal supporting member spaced from and wholly disposed between said vertical side arms and attached thereto, a longitudinal resilient clamping member slidably mounted on said side arms, said clamping member being vertically slidable on said side arms to clampingly engage articles carried by the supporting member; said side arms beingprovided. with means belowsaid supporting member to relea'sably retain the said clamping member in clamping iposition.

2.1 A garment hanger device in accordance with claim 1, in which the clamping member comprises a pair of spaced longitudinal clamping arms connected to each other at their terminals, a retaining loop formed ateach end of the junctions of. said clamping arms, each vertical side arm of the hanger device extending through each said loop, said clamping member when in clamping position embracing said supporting member. 3. A garment-han'ger device comprising apair of inclined? garment supporting arms, a; vertical? side arm depending from each of-said' inclined" arms; a. longitudinal article supporting section spaced trom and Wholly disposed between said vertical side arms and connected thereto; a l'on'-- gitudinal'i resilient clamping member mounted? on said side arms, said clampin member being vertically slidable on said sid'e arms overthe article supporting section to' c'l-ampingly engage articlessuspendedfrom said necktie section; said side'arms being provided with inwardly extend Big-projections adjacent the lower" ends thereof below said article supporting section toretainzsaid clamping member in clampingposition:

4;. A garment' hanger device comprising a pair" of inclined garment supporting arms; a vertical side arm dependingfrom each of said inclined arms a longitudinal" articlesupportingsection" spaced from and wholly disposed" between said vertical side arms and connected thereto, said article: supporting: section havinga plurality of spaced upwardly extending projections thereon}. said? projections forminga plurality of article receiving recesses therebetween, alongitudinar resilient clamping member mounted on thevertical side-armsof the-hanger said-clampingmemher being vertically slidable on said-"side arms over the: supporting" section- 'to': clampingly engage the articles-suspended in the recesses tliere of; said-side arms being provided with inwardly extending projections adjac'ent the lower enrlss thereoftofiretain-"said clamping memberi'n clampingi position.

5. 'A- garment hanger device in accordance with claim 4; in which the c'lamping member comprisesa pair of' spaced 'lorrgitudinal clamp in'g arms connected to' each other atth'eirtermi nal's, aeretainin'g loop formed at each endof the junctionsof said clamping arm's, each vertical 1 nected thereto; said trouser supporti'ngarnnbeing positioned aboveathelower. ends 015*said veittii'arii sidearms,v a. longitudinal; resilient; clamping; member mounted orrsaid' side arms, said clamp. ing' member being; verticallyslidable:orrsaid from an.- uppernomciamping position; above; the,"

trouser-supporting arm to a lower clamping position below said trouser supporting arm, means carried by said side arms to releasably retain said clamping member in clamping position.

7. A garment hanger device in accordance with claim 6, in which the clamping member comprises a pair of spaced longitudinal clamping arms connected to each other at their terminals, a retaining loop formed at each end of the junctions of said clamping arms, each vertical side arm of the hanger device extending through each said loop, said spaced clamping arms when in clamping position embracing said trouser supporting arm;

8. A garment hanger of the character described comprising a pair of inclined garment supporting arms, a vertical side arm depending from each of said inclined arms, a necktie supporting section disposed intermediate said vertical arms and above the lower ends thereof, a longitudinal resilient clamping member mounted on said side arms, said clamping member being vertically slidable on said arms from an upper nonclamping position above said necktie supporting section to a lower clamping position below said necktie section, means carried by side arms clamping arms connected to each other at their terminals and embracing said supporting section when in clamping position, a retaining loop formed at each said connected end of said clamping arms, each vertical side arm of the hanger extending through each said loop.

9. A garment hanger in accordance with claim 8, in which the necktie section is provided with a plurality of upwardly projecting spaced projections forming a plurality of necktie-receiving units therebetween.

ALFRED SIMON. BETTY I-IACKMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 737,252 Leimberger Aug. 25, 1903 1,047,295 Riedl Dec. 17, 1912 2,025,114 Legus Dec. 24, 1935 

